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 CFC 520 Event Preview
Well folks the day many have been asking for has finally arrived! Tonight at CFC 520 we see our first Championship fights to contest the Light Heavyweight and Middleweight titles of CFC. With these belts on the line we know there will be 3000 crazed Canadian Fight fans lined up to bust through the doors when the gates open here at the Hard Knocks venue in Montreal. Our main card tonight is dominated by 185 and 205 fighters, vying for the gold or for the next chance to step in and fight for it. As always make sure you run down to PWNAGE™ located on the Los Angeles stop of the High Street for all your Fighters clothing needs to ensure their morale is recovered quickly and maintained, don't let your fake little guys wallow in dirty or pretend magical threads as that only brings them down and stunts their ability to learn in the gym and perform in the cage! Also a key point is to fulfill their supplement needs to slow down their energy loss during those grueling training sessions, or to boost their cardio and strength workouts there is no better place than White Gorilla located right here on Montreal's stop on the High Street!! Lastly, one more shameful plug for another of drunk Louie’s many businesses, for those who enjoy putting their money where their mouths are, pop on over to 2 Headed Betting by clicking the link within today’s CFC 520 event page to place your wagers on your favorite CFC fighters as all are set for this event while you still can, many already have, many more will join them and for sure I know I will!!
Main Event - 205 lbs Championship Thomas Mahi Ai vs Dan Ramkins
In tonight's Main Event of the Evening, we will see a pair of Light Heavyweight fighters square off and throw down to see who will get their hand raised in victory and become CFC’s newest 205 lbs Champion. Will this one go 5 rounds and to the judges scorecards or will we see a flash KO to set off fireworks and begin the celebration of a lifetime for one of these guys? Coming in as a slight betting favorite, Mahi Ai looks to continue his CFC dominance having won all three of his career fights, all within the confines of a CFC cage. His last fight may have been his most dominant fight to date all while being his most frustrating all at the same time. Having thrown well over 125 attempted strikes within the clinch, Mahi Ai was not able to put away his opponent much like his previous two trips to the cage, when asked afterwards if he was disappointed in the result, he stated not in the least, it's always nice to get to toy with someone from time to time and work on technique. Facing off against Mahi Ai, Ramkins comes to the cage possessing monster KO power however outside of his debut in an amateur cage he has yet to display it. In his last appearance he suffered what could have been a devastating knockdown mere seconds into the fight and showed great heart in fighting his way back and taking the majority decision victory!! Both fighters are looking to improve to 4-0 in their career and our feeling is this one will go straight to the clinch where both fighters enjoy dragging their opponents where they have attempted close to 100 offensive strikes within the clinch combined. Mahi Ai is the more active fighter within the clinch throwing more in his attacks however he is also the less successful of the pair when looking at landing percentages. This one has FOTN written all over it for sure, and chances are the Muay Thai edge held by Mahi Ai is what gives him the slight betting edge and could lead to him becoming the very next CFC Light Heavyweight Champion!!
Co-Main Event - 185 lbs Championship Mattei Chibaclov vs Dookie PooPoo
Our Co Main Event is yet another title fight which will be a battle between a pair of undefeated Middleweights with a combined ten victories and zero defeat’s thus far in their careers. Tonight one of those donuts has to go, whose will it be, you will have to tune in to find out!! Chibaclov has a very impressive 7-0 record with an even more impressive 7 submission victories to his name having only ever seen the second round on two occasions, none of which were within the CFC cage. Up against him is… good lord not again…this guy better check his knickers as he is back again, Dookie PooPoo who made his debut with CFC back at CFC 517 where he made quick work of his opponent, turning off the lights before the clock struck 1:00 of round number 1 and earned himself Knock Out of the Night. Fudge shorts will be looking for the same kind of return tonight as the longer this one goes on the less likely he will be able to fend off Chibaclov and his submission onslaught! Chibaclov has a tendency to react following a takedown by his opponent, but in tonight's dance off this will not be happening as Poopyhead will be more focused on taking Chibaclov’s head off his shoulders and less on trying to have a cuddlefest on the ground. With Chibaclov having success only 29% of the time getting the takedown, that will still likely be enough to get the fight onto the mat, but he needs to do so toot suite because that 71% failure rate could be the opening that doodoo needs to showcase his 100% landing rate from range. He will want to avoid the clinch and stay on the outside if he has any hopes of pulling off the upset many consider PooPoo being victorious. This is a classic Striker versus grappler matchup but the stakes are so high no mistakes can be made by either fighter if they want the gold around their waist!
205 lbs Gregoire Aebersold v Fabrico Menezes
Back in the Light Heavyweight division we have Aebersold looking to continue on his current win streak and see his name included in the hunt to take on the winner of our Main Event, facing off against him is Menezes who is making his Professional debut, and what a debut it could be for this gentleman! Aebersold is a submission specialist with all 3 of his victories coming from submission stoppages however he does have the one pro blemish against tonights title challenger Mahi Ai and I am sure he would like nothing short of a chance for a do over if the stars align to allow it. Menezes comes in following a brutal KO victory in his final amateur matchup with an overhand right knocking out his opponent cold and face down in a puddle of his own drool. He is going to need more of that kind of dynamite in his hands if he wished to avoid the ground game of Aebersold. Looking over his previous performances Gregoire is not one to stand and bang, he hates to actually and he also doesnt have much in the way of takedowns from range, however if he gets you in his clutches within the clinch, this is where he has his only success to get the fight where he wants it to occur. Once on the ground he mixes in a good number of advances to get himself into the dominant position and then the ground and pound to soften up his opponent followed up by the finish where he makes them tap faster then Conor! Menezes on the other hand is a pure striker, relying solely on his punching game where he is successful approximately 50% of the time but thats all he needs, because if he touches you up on that button, your lights go out. The betting community gives Gregoire the slight edge mainly due to the morale dip that Fabrico has taken since his last victory which will surely play a key role in the outcome here, he needs some new threads to boost that up before this one.
205 lbs Antonio Prilla v John Knox
Our next stop is back in the Light Heavyweight division once again as CFC veteran Antonio Prilla is looking to put the brakes on his current slide having suffered defeat in his past 2 consecutive fights following a three fight win streak to start out his career. He is staring across the cage at John Knox who is also looking to bounce back following a unanimous decision defeat in which he was clearly outclassed by the clinch game of title challenger Mahi Ai. This one should be a ganger for sure as both fighters prefer to strike at range. Prilla utilizes both his punches and kicks to his advantage however we feel he should pull back a little on his head kick attempts, those should be kept for surprise attacks and not your leading offensive maneuver as has been the case for him especially in his last outing where he attempted a whopping 49 only to see 9 of them be successful which takes a serious toll on your energy tank not to mention the failures are not what the judges want to see when it comes time to award the victory. In his last appearance Knox was basically skunked attempting only 3 strikes and landing one while absorbing 48 of the 135 thrown his way, he will need to step up his speed game here if he wants to get a word in edgewise, or for that matter any strike attempts!! Knox has the better chin in this matchup and that may end up being a key factor as Prilla has the hands but we aren't sure on that chin, he will need to protect it at all costs while looking to chip away at Knox in hopes of a point victory. The bookies have Knox as a slight favorite in this one, can’t wait to see it play out!
185 lbs Mean Gean v David Lett
Our final matchup of the main card takes us back to a Middleweight clash as good old Mean Gean faces off against David Lett. Both fighters are coming off submission victories in their last appearances including a Submission of the Night award for Lett as he locked in a Triangle choke a mere 0:18 seconds into his fight. Mean Gean has yet to utilize any offensive strikes although he has only had one trip to the cage in his career, he prefers to drag the fight to the ground and go for the tap. In his previous life he was more of a talker and less of a fighter, interviewing the who’s who of professional wrasslings elite but now he has returned to take the stage inside the cage. David Lett is built from the very same cloth, having never attempted a single strike of any kind in 3 career fights, once again preferring to drag the fight to the ground and do his very best anaconda impersonation. Drunk Louie hit this one out of the park for sure, as both fighters hold a 67% takedown rate however Lett has been less successful in making his opponents pay overall as he fails far more than he succeeds with his last appearance not included, he is one for 17 in sub attempts. He will need to fine tune that and show the same success he did on the first day of this calendar year to survive this one. Gean comes in being the larger man, holding a thirteen pound weight advantage, could that lead to a speed advantage for Lett, we are not sure but the opportunity could be there. Who knows for all we know one of these guys could step outside of their comfort zone and start throwing bombs, anything is possible right! The betters have Gean as the slight favorite here, we look forward to seeing this one and perhaps another SOTN claim by the victor!
Undercard
205 lbs Jay Reicher v Enrich Aldrich
205 lbs Steel Striker v Brad Foster
145 lbs Mason Duval v Mark Norman
185 lbs Michael Garibaldi v Doric Dienekes
265 lbs Regular Joe v Cottoneye Joe
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